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Saturday, November 16, 1957
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The Headlines
Output Indicates Recession And Explains Interest Cut; Federal Reserve Finds October Total Was Lowest Since 1956 Steel Strike-- 4,000,000 Unemployed Predicted OUTPUT INDICATES RECESSION IS HERE Money Markets Surprised Durable Goods Down Canadian Bank Cuts Rate Derailment Blocks Line
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Around the World in 80 Days
The must-have
Frisbee
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Sputnik Satellite, Fortran Programming Language & Bubble Wrap.
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
25,038 days ago
(68 years, 218 days)